Vulnerable individuals are using weight-loss medication in dangerous and unhealthy ways, experts have revealed.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called for an end to the crisis in children’s eating disorder services, which it stressed were currently unable to meet demand. It also criticised child and ...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Eating Disorders have launched a new report urging the government to act on eating ...

According to the charity Beat Eating Disorders (BEAT), nearly 1 in 50 individuals in the UK are affected by eating disorders, which can have a damaging effect on mental health. The NHS has pledged an ...

Dozens of eating disorder services are rejecting patients because they are too thin, a damning new report has revealed. The National Audit of Eating Disorders (NAED) found that some inpatient units ...

Schools over-emphasising the risks of being overweight could unwittingly be encouraging eating disorders, a leading child psychiatrist has warned. Dr Janet Walsh said a significant proportion of young ...

The number of people being admitted to hospital for eating disorders has increased by more than one-third (37%) over the last two years, according to figures from NHS England. Psychiatrists and eating ...

Kazdin is a writer, performer, four-time Emmy Award winning television journalist, and author of What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety It’s impossible to escape the soaring ...

Sleep-eating disorders, like nocturnal eating syndrome (NES) and sleep-related eating disorder (SRED), may cause people to eat more than they desire at night. However, treatments are available. There ...